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HB2676 - Relating To Public Schools.
Rose Martinez, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 8 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Updates and expands the statutory prohibition on the use of tobacco at public schools to include prohibiting the possession and use of electronic smoking devices. Requires the Department of Education to be responsible for educating students, employees, and visitors about smoking and tobacco use prohibitions.
STATUS
Introduced
HB591 - Relating To Public Access.
Nicole E. Lowen
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Provides that where public access is required as a condition of a subdivision, either the county must accept dedication of and maintain the access or identify an entity to own and maintain the access. Authorizes a county to require the subdivider or developer to establish a stewardship fund, controlled by the county, for maintenance purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2687 - Relating To Emergency Management.
Scott K. Saiki, Nicole E. Lowen
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the resilience hub and network grant program and a special fund in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. Increases the environmental response, energy, and food security tax and deposits a portion of the tax into the resilience hub and network grant program special fund.
STATUS
Introduced
HB85 - Relating To Single-use Plastics.
Sean Quinlan, Cory M. Chun, Troy Hashimoto
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits lodging establishments from providing personal care products in small plastic containers within sleeping room accommodations, any space within sleeping room accommodations, or bathrooms used by the public or guests. Establishes civil penalties. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1973 - Relating To Rooftop Solar Installation.
Lisa Marten, Della au Belatti, Elle Cochran
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Beginning 1/1/2025, prohibits the issuance of building permits for new single-family dwellings that are part of a development of ten or more dwellings and do not include a rooftop photovoltaic energy generating system, under certain circumstances. Authorizes the Hawaii state energy office to use moneys from the energy security special fund to administer variances.
STATUS
Introduced
HB648 - Relating To Kupuna Housing.
Troy Hashimoto, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated over 1 year ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Temporarily expands the state rent supplement program to specifically target qualified individuals who are sixty-two years of age or older and are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Requires HPHA to submit annual reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB894 - Relating To Whales.
Elle Cochran, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Places certain requirements and speed restrictions on the operation of water vessels in proximity to humpback whales.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1896 - Relating To Environmental Protection.
Nicole E. Lowen, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 7 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Beginning 1/1/2027, prohibits the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, distribution for sale, and distribution for use of any food packaging, food service ware, cosmetic, or personal care product that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, with certain exceptions. Takes effect 1/1/2027. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1966 - Relating To Health Care.
Lisa Marten, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 8 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide health insurance coverage for various sexual and reproductive health care services. Applies this coverage to health benefits plans under the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund. Effective 1/1/2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1330 - Relating To School Bus Services.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for school bus services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Hawaii district HD-007
COMMITTEES
Hawaii House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Nicole E. Lowen is a member of the Hawaii State House, representing District 6. She assumed office in 2013. Lowen's professional experience includes working as a legislative analyst for the Hawaii State Senate from 2003 to 2012. Lowen earned her BA in environmental studies and planning from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2001. She went on to earn her Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2003.read less
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Hawaii House from Hawaii
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